SWEET CHRISTMAS

Have been watching Angel's videos for a little while now and its always nice to watch her husband, Aiden and her create videos together. From their married life together till now, with their newly joined baby boy, their videos radiates more warmth than ever. And I find this even more so as Christmas is coming around the corner, slightly less than a month away.

I feel all warm and fuzzy when I watch them hover around their baby boy while they decorated their apartment for the festive seasons. Like literally awwwww~~ Shooooooo sweeeeeeeet! I love love love it when Aiden printed photos of their baby boy and clipped it onto the Christmas tree. It kind of just symbolizes the addition of their baby boy into the family, if it isn't alr as real as it is. This family is exactly what I would describe a truly sweet and happy family to be like, decorating their home together for any special occasion and I guess probably cos of their lighting in their apartment, it makes the whole ambiance super super warm. Its really the kind of family that anyone would long for. 

Also, I find it so nice of Aiden, given the fact that he actually went along with the whole decorative thing. Isn't this exactly how a perfect family should be like? :) 

I wish this family all the best, with everlasting joy and happiness this coming Christmas.<3

JUST A MINI UPDATE

HAHAHAHAHA. Go ahead and eeeeeeeeeeeew all you want at my feet. Don't know why is it so black at certain areas but I definitely washed it! LOL. See that white spot??? I feel so super tempted to peel it off! Itchy fingers doesn't want to listen to my commands! 

Definitely not the worst among other fellow friends so can't really complain but it really does hurt a lot at times! I salute ppl who can tolerate pain like its nothing.-.- Sorry I just can't~ 

Okay have a "good" time "admiring" my feet! Cheers! xD

BEYOND REALITY

Like a fairytale.

BOO

Ummhmm.

HURT MY BACK

Okay so I hurt my back while chasing after bus 75 this morning in order not to be late. I ran at top speed and slipped and fell right in the center of the bus interchange. Embarrassment aside, the first thing that popped into my head was literally: WHAT IF I CANNOT FENCE ANYMORE?! Then the next, more practical thought popped up: WHAT IF I CANNOT WALK ANYMORE?!

I will NEVER run after a bus anymore. This fall is enough to last me a lifetime and i'd be grateful if I don't have any internal injuries from that fall. I ran too fast, slipped too fast, and I slammed right onto the floor, back first. No joke. The pain was WOW. Sat on the floor for a few moments to let the pain go away before I could stand up again. And the pain is just there for the rest of the day, till now, as i'm typing. Mum said it's going to be much worse within the next few days and I have this feeling that i'm gonna have to skip training on thursday if I really want my back. As much as I don't want to skip trainings, I really can't help it this time round. My back is still the most important one. Going to go for a checkup soon to check for any injuries that I may not know of. And I hope there isn't of course. 

I'm super angry with myself. I shouldn't have fell and I should have been able to engage in fencing and stuff but stupid enough, I have to fall at this point of time and hinder my schedule. I dumped my shoes away and WILL NEVER RUN AFTER A BUS. I hate my shoes for being part of the reason why I fell. What's done cannot be undone and i'm feeling so so so bad. I want so badly to turn back time and I would never have ran after the bus. 

IDIOT.

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10, 11, 12! Hahaha. Okay luh. when one person does it, its special. But when a lot of people doing it together, today's date doesn't seem as special anymore. Saw on tumblr that today has a pretty special date and I haven't realised it till I saw someone else's tumblr. Shall commemorate today then~ Deserve a shoutout. Haha. 

Nothing really special going on today, went fencing and fenced a lot today, so much that I felt so tired like literally tired physically. But, but, but, I am happy though~ Not sure why but it feels great being able to fence like this. Learned quite a few things about myself when I fence and I kind of know what I have to take note of and improve on. So decided to bring my blade home to take care and to maybe get some basics done when I have the time. So that's pretty much it for today..

Pretty pictures from tumblr then! :D

I love knitted wear~~ How I wish Singapore is cool enough to wear these without sweating! 

Cute!!! I want to own my own camera too!! With hello kitty too!!! :D

Imagine having a bed like this??? :D *faints*

I want the pick. :P

And how true is that? Very.

That's what I always thought.

I am more than what you see on the outside. Whether or not you see the rest depends entirely on whether you are willing to seek the rest of me.

Okay bye! :)

#NOWPLAYING OUR SONG

On our first date I asked you to dance
You turned bright red and started to laugh
I stayed straight faced until you stopped

On that riverbank there was no music to hear
I pulled you in close and whispered in your ear
"I think I know a tune you'll like"

So I hummed something soft and sweet
The stars came out as we moved our feet

So won't you take my hand
Take my heart
Promise to never stop dancing once we start

'Cause this is our song

The seasons changed as we fell in love
Learned your brothers' names and the warmth of your arms
Your mother seems to like my jokes

Got up my nerve and asked your old man
Said, "Oh
This is love
May I have her hand"
He smiled and said, "Son that'll be just fine"

So I took the ring that Grandma'd put aside
Dropped to one knee and looked in your eyes

Said, "Won't you take my hand
Take my heart
Promise to never stop dancing once we start
'Cause this is our song"

I can't promise no fairytale but you'll be the queen in any castle I build
And this is our song

I will bring you the mountains
Write your name 'cross the sky
Anything that you need I will try to find

So won't you take my hand
Take my heart
Promise to never stop dancing once we start

Won't you take my hand
Take my heart
Promise to never stop dancing once we start
'Cause this is our song

If the stars burn out and no longer shine
I'll still search for heaven right in your eyes
And this is our song 

-- Ron pope Our song

PLEASE KINDLY BE MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS

Thank you very much. 

Today was pretty mundane and nothing really happened except for the fact that there wasn't any OBC lecture today cos my lecturer is busy with some conference thing so I have my afternoon free today~ Gonna start studying soon cos I believe common tests are pretty near I guess. Probably slightly more than a month away or probably two months away. Time is just ticking by really quickly. Too quickly for our benefit. 

Okay so I took the time from my free afternoon to make a trip over to my neighborhood bookstore to get my OBC lecture notes binded so that I can have a book instead of pieces of papers all around the place. And I handed my neat, freshly printed set of notes, pretty thick, over to the lady over the counter and told her I want it to be binded and she said okay and ask me to return 15 mins later. I trusted her and gave her the benefit of doubt that she can do my notes properly cos she's new to the bookstore. BUT, when I got my lecture notes back 15 mins later, I flipped through the pages and realised that everything was SO messed up. I have chapters in between chapters and trust me. I felt like I wanted to cry cos its so much work having to arrange the notes chapter by chapter. But I still had to stand for almost 20 over mins in the bookstore trying to rearrange everything.

You know what? The thing that i'm upset about is not the fact that I have to rearrange everything again. (okay maybe partly cos of that) But another main main main reason is that the lady that I entrusted my notes to didn't admit her mistake when I asked her why is my notes not binded properly. She kept denying that its MY fault cos I never arrange my chapters properly before bringing it to the bookstore. And that fact that her boss seemed to trust her words more than my words pissed me right off. How can she be so irresponsible?! I was so disappointed with her service. I expected so much better quality services from that store but in the end, this was what I got. 

I don't think its my fault for being upset here. Am I? 

Kk. Enough ranting. I find these soooo cute luh~

 HUG MEEEEEEE~~

Okay bye.:P Cheers~

HOT CHOCOLATES

Its only a month plus more to christmas~~ And i'm really looking forward to it already. Never have I been looking forward to christmas this much and I really don't know why it suddenly seemed to mean so much to me. Not that I'd be having any christmas party or celebration coming up this christmas but its just something warm and fun for me to look forward to. Warm as in the atmosphere around the people around me of course, knowing that there are so many awesome people that I know, that's in my life. I think the thing that triggered everything is the fact that the weather is changing at this time of the year, its a lot more windy and chilly, raining more often and the sun is less threatening, if it even makes sense. Hehehe.

I don't know how but hot chocolate seemed to be like a perfect drink that's so warm and comfy to drink during the colder days of the year, which is now. And I came across these recipes which actually reminded me of my favourite warm and comfy drink: HOT MILO. Hot milo is also considered hot chocolate I guess? Hehe.

Peanut butter hot chocolate.

Nutella hot chocolate.

The nutella one kind of appeals to me more cos i'm not a huge fan of peanut butter.:P I do always have nutella in my home cos I eat it almost every weekday for breakfast with bread cos its such a sweet treat for a lazy morning and it just gives me the energy to drag myself to school. Hehe. Lazy me! So i'd probably be able to try that one out some time near christmas.^_^ But first, i'm going to just enjoy my banana milk for now and think about hot chocolate drinks after I finished the banana milk~ 

Banana and strawberry milk is seriously...the best milk on earth. Try try try it!!! :D

Hope you are looking forward to christmas as much as I do! :D

BONE MARROW DONOR PROGRAMME

There's a blood donation drive going on in school these few days and today I realised that today there was a new booth that is, I believe, created to seek for more bone marrow donors as well as to create awareness of the need for bone marrow donors to help save the lives of people diagnosed with fatal bone marrow diseases and other blood related disorders where they require stem cells transplant in order to survive.

There was this lady who approached us when we were about to enter Ourspace and she started explaining about the purpose of them setting up the booth in school and that we could simply just send our tissue  to test for the suitability and we will be called upon if they find a suitable receiver, then we can proceed to donate our stem cells to the patient. We were supposed to like wipe the inside of our cheek with a cotton bud and that's all. Simple as that.

Through the lady's explanations, I learned that the donation of stem cells doesn't necessarily involve an operation. And by looking at the brochures that she gave us, it stated that there are two methods in which you can save someone's life. The first method is to actually donate our bone marrow by using a needle and syringe like thing, (sorry got to use layman's terms here cos I can't remember what it's called) and collect our bone marrow from our pelvic bone if i'm not wrong. Our bodies will replace the bone marrow within a few weeks. And the second method is actually to inject a stimulating drug or substance to stimulate the production of stem cells in our body and then a 3-5 hours procedure of obtaining the stem cells through collecting blood, very much like a blood donation procedure, according to the lady. 

The procedures may sound intimidating, just like it does for me, but really, if we live being able to give others another chance to live, its really going to be such a nice thing that can happen. Because I do know that there can be very young patients diagnosed with these diseases and how good would it be if they can recover by receiving or stem cells or bone marrow.

People within the age range of 18 to 49 are eligible to donate their bone marrow however, I did not send my tissues for testing when approached today. I once thought that it wouldn't be a problem doing a simple step like that and who knows I might just be able to save someone right? But I wasn't sure if I was ready to do it yet. So I decided not to. If I ever want to do things like this, I want myself to be fully comfortable with the idea of doing it and kind of like  be prepared to do it. Cos I wasn't prepared at all when the lady approached us today and if I were to just go for it, I'd be acting on an impulse and I'd really hate that. 

Regarding the bone marrow donation, I haven't signed up for it and I don't know if I will in the near future but I definitely hope to be able to start slowly by donating my blood first. I actually haven't donated blood before and I think I missed the donation drive this time, like again. Hopefully there are other chances in the future. Cos blood can save lives too! 

http://www.bmdp.org Bone Marrow Donor Programme.

Okay so today is an extremely extremely tiring day for me. I'm in such a foul mood omg. Its just the kind of day where I feel extremely dejected and not good enough for anything. Like I cannot do anything right and its getting on my nerves so bad. Worst thing that happened was during my EDCA practical. i literally was whining and whining in my seat non stop cos I can't get things done. I was pulling my hair apart trying to deal with that stupid unfriendly Microsoft excel and that lecturer that's apparently doing things at his own pace and omg him and I, completely no chemistry or whatsoever. Just 2 weeks, 2 lessons, 6 hours, i've had enough of EDCA seriously. COS IT GETS ON MY NERVES REAL BAD. FUMING HERE JUST BY THE THOUGHT OF THE LESSON TODAY. Btw, EDCA is some engineering drawing and computer application thing. For your info, me, Chow Jue Ru, is the biggest idiot when it comes to computer and IT stuff.

Don't force me to smash my lappy one day. It's gonna be saddd~ 

Okay crazy me. 

Dear November, please be awesome for me. Even if it didn't start right, but please be good to me subsequently~

Bye! 

Cheers. :)